THE CHALLENGE TO PROMOTE IMTA IN A COUNTRY WITH LOW MONOCULTURE PRODUCTION. THE ARGENTINE CASE

TOMÁS CHALDE; CLARA IACHETTI; DANIELA FARÍAS; JAVIER HERNÁN ROJO; SILVINA ROMANO; FABIÁN VANELLA; PAULA SOTELANO; FEDERICO TAPELLA; IRENE SCHLOSS

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Congreso; European Aquaculture Society Meeting; 2023

European Aquaculture Society

Aquaculture is an essential activity contributing to food security, providing 88 million tonnes of aquatic food in 2020 (FAO 2022). Aquaculture continues growing rapidly, with an average annual growth rate of 6.7% between 1990-2020. Nevertheless, 92% of the global production is concentrated in only 20 countries, while 95 out of 170 countries with aquaculture activity produce less than 10,000 tons per year, as is the case of Argentina (Cai et al. 2022). 90% of aquaculture production in Argentina focuses on only two freshwater fish species (Oncorhynchus mykiss and Piaractus mesopotamicus), while marine aquaculture has been historically a marginal activity.In this context, the aim of this work was to gather existing and generate new information relevant to promote and develop marine IMTA in Argentina and analyse the potential of low trophic native species to diversify the current production concentrated in fed aquaculture.